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French President Macron tests positive for COVID-19
PARIS (AP) - French President Emmanuel Macron tested positive for COVID-19 Thursday following a week in which he met with numerous European leaders. The French and Spanish prime ministers and EU Counc...
Syndicated Author Dec 17, 2020

Russia can’t use its name and flag at the next 2 Olympics
GENEVA (AP) - Russia will not be able to use its name, flag and anthem at the next two Olympics or at any world championships for the next two years after a ruling Thursday by the Court of Arbitration...
Syndicated Author Dec 17, 2020

6 men indicted in alleged plot to kidnap Michigan governor
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) - A federal grand jury has charged six men with conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in what investigators say was a plot by anti-government extremists who wer...
Syndicated Author Dec 17, 2020

Texas AG announces multi-state lawsuit against Google
DALLAS (AP) - Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Wednesday announced a multistate lawsuit against Google, accusing the search giant of "anti-competitive conduct" in the online advertising industry. ...
Syndicated Author Dec 16, 2020

Retail sales fell 1.1% in November, biggest drop in 7 months
NEW YORK (AP) - Americans held back on spending during the start of the holiday shopping season, a troubling sign for retailers and the state of the U.S. economy. U.S. retail sales fell a seasonally a...
Syndicated Author Dec 16, 2020

US plans new charges in 1988 Lockerbie airline bombing
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department plans to unseal new charges in the coming days in connection with the 1988 bombing of a Pan Am jet that exploded over Lockerbie, Scotland, killing 270 people, ...
Syndicated Author Dec 16, 2020

Negotiators near agreement on long-delayed COVID-19 aid bill
WASHINGTON (AP) - Top congressional leaders are nearing agreement on a long-delayed COVID-19 relief package, hoping to seal a deal as early as Wednesday that would extend aid to individuals and busine...
Syndicated Author Dec 16, 2020

High court agrees to hear NCAA athlete compensation case
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to review a court decision that the NCAA has said blurred "the line between student-athletes and professionals" by removing caps on education-re...
Syndicated Author Dec 16, 2020

US regulators OK genetically modified pig for food, drugs
NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. regulators have approved a genetically modified pig for food and medical products, making it the second such animal to get the green light for human consumption. But the company b...
Syndicated Author Dec 15, 2020

Biden Team says he’ll take oath outside Capitol amid virus restrictions
WASHINGTON (AP) - President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris aim to take their oaths of office outside the U.S. Capitol building as inauguration planners seek to craft an event t...
Syndicated Author Dec 15, 2020
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